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Hess Limited

Hess Limited is an active UK company (number 00807346), incorporated 1964, with 2 current directors, Mark Grinfeld and Michael James Chadwick. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 38

  1. Brock Randall Hajdik 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Virgil William Cleveland 2018-2022 Director View profile
  3. Peter Alexander Blair 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Christopher David Armes 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Glenn Wilson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. Paul David Welford 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. Martin George Edwards 2009-2018 Director View profile
  8. Lesley Anne Hemphill 2009-2011 Director View profile
  9. Gregory P Hill 2009-2011 Director View profile
  10. Brendan John Carey 2008-2016 Director View profile
  11. Eric Mason Walker 2007-2009 Director View profile
  12. Alan Stuart Gibbons 2006-2015 Director View profile
  13. Roger Morris Harwood 2006-2011 Director View profile
  14. Christopher Martin Cox 2005-2006 Director View profile
  15. George Frederick Sandison 2005-2009 Director View profile
  16. Geoffrey Andrew Tranfield 2003-2008 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Geoffrey Lodge 2003-2009 Director View profile
  18. Kevin Frederick Clarke 2003-2008 Director View profile
  19. John Joseph O'Connor 2002-2009 Director View profile
  20. Howard Paver 2002-2016 Director View profile
  21. Roger Simon Coltman Phillips 2002-2004 Director View profile
  22. Brent Cheshire 2000-2003 Director View profile
  23. Nicholas John Fairbrother 1998-2002 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Benjamin Chaloner 1996-2002 Director View profile
  25. Anthony Ward 1995-1999 Director View profile
  26. John Barnett Hess 1994-2011 Director View profile
  27. Francis Robert Gugen 1999 Director View profile
  28. William Samuel Hugh Laidlaw 2001 Director View profile
  29. John Young Schreyer 2004 Director View profile
  30. Richard Frederick Paynter Hardman 2002 Director View profile
  31. Dr Rex William Gaisford 1999 Director View profile
  32. Sir Christopher Charles Fraser Laidlaw 1999 Director View profile
  33. Johan Berthin Holte 1999 Director View profile
  34. Leon Hess 1999 Director View profile
  35. George Charles Barry 2005-2016 Secretary View profile
  36. Ian David Cole 2003-2013 Secretary View profile
  37. John Alan Brown Dunlop 2001-2010 Secretary View profile
  38. Anthony Mulcare 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/06/1964

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Hess NWE Holdings
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Hess Limited is controlled by Hess NWE Holdings
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hess NWE Holdings.

6 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

9.7y median 9.7y
average tenure
11.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Mining 4Finance 2Professional services 2Property 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00807346
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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